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Drinking cup (kylix) with satyrs and maenads
Greek
Late Archaic Period
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Diameter: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1912
Accession Number13.204
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 033.
DescriptionInterior: Within a meander border, a maenad, wreathed with ivy, wearing Ionic chiton and leopard skin, moves to right, her head turned back, she holds thyrson in right hand, snake in left. Meaningless lettering in field.
Exterior: on each side a maenad between two Seileni. Severe style. Handles and foot missing.
Exterior: on each side a maenad between two Seileni. Severe style. Handles and foot missing.
ProvenanceBy 1913: with E.P. Warren (according to Warren's records: fr. Cervetri.); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, January 2, 1913, for $18,948.70 (this figure is the total price for MFA 13.186-13.245)